What does "costs" mean in litigation? Legalese Translator Ep. 24

This video discusses how "costs" are used in litigation to discourage misconduct by litigants, as well as their lawyers. This video is the first in our series on costs.

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See this case where both the party and her lawyer were ordered to pay costs.
Covriga v. Covriga, 2010 ONSC 3030 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/29wc1

Family law case where a party was ordered to pay $3000 daily fine until compliance
Altman v. Altman, 2024 ONSC 4553 (CanLII) https://canlii.ca/t/k6c8t

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Heather Hui-Litwin was a self-represented litigant before she became a lawyer. She remembers how confusing the rules of court were when she was new to the legal system. Heather H. now focuses her work into public legal education.

Heather Douglas is currently a civil litigator in Toronto. She is also an Advisor with the Law Society of Ontario https://lso.ca/lawyers/practice-suppo..., as well as a passionate legal educator.

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